Comments on: DROID RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD Available Now From Verizon

By: Steven DeCasperis

Steven DeCasperis — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:41:00 +0000

Picked up my Maxxx HD last Friday. It is truly amaxing. Super fast, bright, sharp screen. Camera got mixed reviews- but as an amateur photographer, I feel it is Great. Comes on instantly, focused immediately with virtually no camera lag and takes really amazing pics. Colors are very good with little to no noise in poorly lit environments. Out of the box, it is set on 6 mp mode, but there is a noticable difference when set at 8 mp. Reviewers probably didn’t realize this when they tested it. Has HDR setting built in and can take panoramic and multishots. Has NFC antenna and Android Beam, so you can transfer phone contents (Photos, lists, spreadsheets, etc.) with other devices just by touching them back to back.
Battery is unreal. I use the phone a lot during the day with photos, internet, email, texting and just regular calls. The phone is charged every night an is unplugged at 6:30am. By 11: 30 pm, I have had 70% (+,-) battery remaining !!
Highly recommend this device to anyone that needs a fast phone, that is State of the Art technologically, and is wants to be worry free when it comes to having to charge your phone.

By: moew

moew — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:22:00 +0000

It’s fine, some people expect a slow shutter in a dark room while shaking to produce perfect pictures. If you are a camera buff and know how to operate, you will understand. I get some excellent pictures with my razr maxx!

By: Mikey

Mikey — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:29:00 +0000

It Seems Like They Are Only Having A DROID RAZR Developer Edition. I Thought At The RAZR Event They Said ALL RAZRs Would Be Getting Developer Editions.

By: Raven

Raven — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:14:00 +0000

All LTE devices need a SIM card.

By: Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Very nice pictures! Thank you for sharing!! It Maxx might still be on my list! No other company gets it… Battery life is so huge for most of us. I can give some leeway for an all day charge.

By: Yakuzahi

Yakuzahi — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:41:00 +0000

Will they support SVDO on 3G?

By: flosserelli

flosserelli — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:39:00 +0000

“Design is similar….When Apple does this, everyone accuses them of being lazy, non-innovative, etc.

Unless you’re an iSheep or the general media. Then all of the changes are “revolutionary”.

By: flosserelli

flosserelli — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:27:00 +0000

The description clearly says ICS with JB on the way.

Reading #fail

By: MooleyBooleyTroll

MooleyBooleyTroll — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:16:00 +0000

I ordered mine around 5am Apparently it is on hold because they are out of sim cards which I don’t even need lol

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:07:00 +0000

Motorola isn’t trying to suggest that the Razr HD is going to change the world though. They definitely needed something more competitive than their Razrs too.

By: dangolds

dangolds — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:01:00 +0000

Razr Maxx’s camera was one of the most disappointing features of the phone, and one of serveral reasons why I ended up selling it to buy a GS3 over the summer. The shutter speed is fast, but getting the camera to focus in the first place is a real challenge relative to other high end smart phones. Also, the picture quality wasn’t as good compared to pics I took when I played around with the iPhone 4s, HTC One X and GS3. If you’re looking for camera quality but don’t want an iPhone, I’d recommend HTC or Samsung over Motorola. GS3 camera has been awesome in all facets, no complaints.

By: dangolds

dangolds — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:55:00 +0000

I agree. Essentially all Motorola did was upgrade the speed and screen quality of their existing model. Design is relatively similar, software is relatively similar, camera is relatively similar to last year’s Razr models. When Apple does this (e.g. difference between iPhone 4 and 4s), everyone accuses them of being lazy, non-innovative, etc. So where are the similar complaints for Motorola? Having previously owned a Razr Maxx before selling to buy a GS3, I can think of plenty of reasons not to upgrade if you’re a current Razr Maxx owner. These phones aren’t *that* much better than the Razr Maxx that came out in February. Their features and performance will at most put them on par with two phones that came out 4-5 months ago (GS3 and HTC One X), and in general they are believed to represent the last of the Motorola product pipeline that existed from the pre-Google regime. Why not sit this one out and just wait until next year to see what products they come out with after Google has been more involved?

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:32:00 +0000

Re: #1: Wait a month.
2: Megapixels are certainly not the determining factor in photo quality. In fact, with such tiny sensors as are in smartphones, FEWER megapixels generally creates cleaner photos (less grain). This was true for point and shoot cameras, and is even more true for smartphones. 8mp is the sweet spot. You only need more if you want to print poster sized photos, and no one in their right mind would do that from a device with a pin sized lens and a tiny sensor. For sharing online, 8mp already pushes the boundary. What needs to be improved is the software, not adding megapixels.
3: Bloatware isn’t nearly as big an issue with ICS and beyond. Unfortunately, this will never go away when Verizon is involved. Just disable it.
4. Probably not an issue in real life use. Very few apps require that much. As far as future proofing… how many years do you keep a phone?

Just my thoughts, anyway. Personally, if I didn’t already have a RAZR MAXX, I’d snap up the HD MAXX. Only thing I’m really missing is the NFC. I’ll live without that and the HD screen to keep my unlimited data (unless I win the lottery and then I’ll buy the dev HD full price).

By: 2001400ex

2001400ex — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:50:00 +0000

Anyone on unlimited having luck with Verizon by saying you want to stay on unlimited, threaten to leave, and have them give it to you?

By: elliott

elliott — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Why did they tell u that I’m do for a up grade in two weeks